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Matthew 12:18–21

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18“aBehold, My 1Servant whom I 2have chosen;

bMy Beloved in whom My soul 3is well-pleased;

cI will put My Spirit upon Him,

dAnd He shall proclaim 4justice to the 5Gentiles.

19“aHe will not quarrel, nor cry out;

Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

20“aA battered reed He will not break off,

And a smoldering wick He will not put out,

Until He 1leads 2justice to victory.

21“aAnd in His name the 1Gentiles will hope.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit Child
  2. 2Lit chose
  3. 3Or took pleasure
  4. 4Or judgment
  5. 5Or nations
  6. 1Or puts forth
  7. 2Or judgment
  8. 1Or nations

Cross references

  1. aIs 42:1
  2. bMatt 3:17; 17:5
  3. cLuke 4:18; John 3:34
  4. dIs 42:1
  5. aIs 42:2
  6. aIs 42:3
  7. aRom 15:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,

my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.

I will put my Spirit upon him,

and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

He will not quarrel or cry aloud,

nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;

a bruised reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not quench,

until he brings justice to victory;

and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen,

the one I love, in whom I delight;

I will put my Spirit on him,

and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

He will not quarrel or cry out;

no one will hear his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,

till he has brought justice through to victory.

In his name the nations will put their hope.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Here is my servant whom I have chosen,

my beloved in whom I delight;

I will put my Spirit on him,

and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

He will not argue or shout,

and no one will hear his voice in the streets.

He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick,

until he has led justice to victory.

The nations will put their hope in his name.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen.

He is my Beloved, who pleases me.

I will put my Spirit upon him,

and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

He will not fight or shout

or raise his voice in public.

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

And his name will be the hope

of all the world.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Behold my servant whom I have chosen,

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased.

I will put my Spirit on him,

and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

He will not quarrel or cry out,

nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

A crushed reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish,

until he brings justice to victory.

And in his name the Gentiles will hope.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.